November 2024 Newsletter

November 26, 2024

News you can use

New investment in Helix's neighborhood

Lilly announces new $4.5 billion site - the Lilly Medicine Foundry

Eli Lilly and Company has announced a $4.5 billion investment in Indiana to build a new drug manufacturing center called the Lilly Medicine Foundry. This new facility will combine research and production in one place, allowing Lilly to develop new ways of making medicines and increase the supply of medicines for clinical trials. The new facility is expected to open in late 2027.

The Lilly Medicine Foundry will be located in the LEAP Research and Innovation District, a growing area in Indiana focused on technology and innovation. Since its launch in 2022, the LEAP district has already attracted $18 billion in investments. The area is quickly becoming a key location for biotechnology and innovation, bringing jobs and new opportunities to Indiana.

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Employee spotlight

Will Selleck - Contracts Manager

Will is an experienced protein sciences researcher with expertise in proteins and therapeutics. He has worked in academia, pharma, and startups, focusing on platform development and early-stage projects. After earning a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Will mentored under Dr. Song Tan, contributing to 11 publications and the first X-ray structure of a chromatin protein. He later transitioned to industry roles. Outside of work, Will feels incredibly grateful to spend time with his twin toddlers. He also enjoys photographing the diverse Arizona landscape while off-roading and camping.

Featured services

Biophysical Characterization Service -

Biophysical characterization plays an essential role in drug discovery R&D. Helix offers biophysical characterization services using key instruments that cover all your research and project needs.

We are excited to provide our customers with various biophysical characterization services (ITC, SPR: T200 & 8K, BLI, MST, DLS, TSA, CD, LC/MS, SEC-MALS, Mass Photometry, and more) at affordable prices, with accurate data and fast turnaround time.

Helix is hiring!!

Senior Scientist - Gene-to-Structure: We are looking to add an experienced senior scientist to join our Indianapolis-based team. This senior-level scientist will support our protein production and structural biology pipelines by producing proteins and setting up crystallization and/or cryo-EM experiments, interfacing with our clients, and writing technical project reports.

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Helix highlights

Helix BioStructures Launches Its New Website

We recently launched the new Helix Biostructures website with such unique features as a Virtual Lab Tour that takes you through the protein production facility and the cryo-EM Facility and a Meet the Team section with pictures, bios and personal video interviews of some of the key members.

Many talented teams and individuals were instrumental in creating this new website. We'd like to send special thanks to Scaler Marketing, Scott Bauman, Aaron Milbourn, Matthew Ruttley, and Behnoush Hajian for all of their efforts and hard work in bringing this to fruition.

Check out our new website and explore all of the gene-to-structure capabilities available here at Helix Biostructures.

Instrument review

Thermo Scientific Glacios 2 Cryo-TEM

Exciting developments have transformed the Glacios! Previously used mainly for screening, the Glacios 2 is now a powerhouse and can tackle both screening and collection on a variety of projects.

The Glacios 2 Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscope from Thermo Fisher Scientific is a 200 kV cryo-TEM that now combines a Falcon 4i Direct Electron Detector, fringe-free imaging, a new enclosure, and Smart EPU Software for the best possible results. It's the most cost-effective choice for single particle applications, routinely achieving sub 3 angstrom (Å) resolution.

A recent Nature Communications article by Victoria Cushing, et.al. demonstrates that utilizing the Glacios 2 is sufficient in obtaining high-resolution structural information of most macromolecular complexes, readily acquiring single particle data rivaling that of 300 kV cryo-TEMs.

Don't have access to a Glacios 2? We do. Contact us today!